Erich Auerbach called this character "much more of a hero than the characters of Balzac, to say nothing of Flaubert." This character frequently quotes from Joseph de Maistre's On the Pope, in addition to having memorized the entire New Testament in Latin. At the suggestion of Prince Kosakoff, he woos the daughter of a stocking merchant, Madame de Fervaques, in order to provoke the jealousy of Mathilde de la Mole. His marriage to Mathilde is prevented by a letter from the
Erich Auerbach called this character "much more of a hero than the characters of Balzac, to say nothing of Flaubert." This character frequently quotes from Joseph de Maistre's On the Pope, in addition to having memorized the entire New Testament in Latin. At the suggestion of Prince Kosakoff, he woos the daughter of a stocking merchant, Madame de Fervaques, in order to provoke the jealousy of Mathilde de la Mole. His marriage to Mathilde is prevented by a letter from the wife of the mayor of Verrières, Madame de Rênal, whom this character shoots in the shoulder, for which he is guillotined. For 10 points, name this worshipper of Napoleon, the hero of Stendhal's The Red and the Black.
Erich Auerbach called this character "much more of a hero than the characters of Balzac, to say nothing of Flaubert.
{Julien Sorel} [accept either]